Girls of the Sun

Nan
1h 51m
2018
7 /10 (84)

Women. Life. Liberty.

Overview

Bahar, the commanding officer of the Daughters of the Sun, a battalion made up entirely of Kurdish female soldiers, is on the cusp of liberating their town, which has been overrun by ISIS extremists.

Country : France, Switzerland, Belgium, Georgia
Languages : العربية, English, Français,
Released Date: 2018-02-14

Top Billed Cast

Golshifteh Farahani

Bahar

Emmanuelle Bercot

Mathilde

Zübeyde Bulut

Lamia

Behi Djanati Atai

Dahlia

Evin Ahmad

Berivan

Erol Afşin

Tiresh

Arabi Ghibeh

Man in Black

Zirek

Commandant Zirek

Kakha Kupatadze

Fahmi Guerbaa

Ivan Anderson

Nia Mirianashvili

Nofa

Maia Shamoevi

Amal

Roza Mirzoiani

Rojin

Mari Semidovi

Ararat

Sinama Alievi

Guli

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